Recent content by BobOscarBob

If your Northern Brewer were really 4-4.5%, you've got about 33 IBUs, within the range of 20-40 by style. If you hit 1.052, BTW, you've also got around 79% efficiency, if I ran this right. [edit] I didn't - 'cuz I left out the 1.5 lbs of sugar...closer to 58%...[/poor math skillz] Northern...

I guess he's been busy - but got this from Joe Wilson (R, SC): Dear Friend, Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the House Small Brewers Caucus. I appreciate your taking the time to write. I understand your concerns and welcome your interest in this...

I've never brewed a SMaSH or used Crystal - thought I'd knock out two firsts at once. Does this look sane? Should I adjust the hop sched? 10.00 lb Briess Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 100.00 % 1.00 oz Crystal [3.30 %] (90 min) (FWH) Hops 15.6...

Name of your first pet and the street you grew up on. That's your Beer Reviewer name ... or is that your porn star name. I always get those two confused. Porter Brown, or Amber Stout (it IS a psuedonym - doesn't have to be same-gender...). But I'd have to +1 using your own name...

Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham just got emails...

Chuck Norris can eat just one... Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun... Chuck Norris can eat soup with a fork... Chuck Norris can strangle you with a cordless phone... Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door... Chuck Norris can un-pop a baloon... Chuck Norris can lick his...

Since you'd use the speise for 'secondary fermentation' (read that as 'priming for carbonation' and not 'secondary for clarifying or further conditioning the fermented beer), the type of yeast seems moot to me. If you like, use a liquid, create a starter, and harvest some to use later in the...

It's an extract - my beersmith comes up with 1.066 OG... 7 lbs. Briess Pilsen DME 8 oz. Briess Wheat DME 8 oz. Crushed Gambrinus Honey Malt 8 oz. Maltodextrin 3 oz. German Spalt Hops (Bittering) 2 oz. Argentine Cascade Hops (Finishing) 2 tsp. Yeast Energizer Does you hydrometer read 1.000 in...

Question on this - playing with the numbers in Beersmith - aiming for 8.3 SRM (as Redhook states on their site) led me to 5 lb Pale (2-row). 5 lbs Munich, .5 lb Caramel/Crystal 10L - Same hop schedule as Yuri - I haven't played enough with mixing varying amounts on Munich yet - any idea how...

I though Oxygen was a TV channel for Women Having A Hard Time. Or is that We? And why do everyone watch those channel? :D

Congrats - and yes you've found a keeper! My 20th Anniversary is in 9 days - and I can say with confidence that if you both take everything in life as seriously as she took the dousing of the invites - you're gonna have it made in the shade! Our worst times were when we really sweated the small...

You got one of the better pics I see - I was trying for one without OC on it - didn't want to have to go fark it up (was takingthe little ones to school...) Use it if you want - that's why I did it :mug: I'm very glad you brought this discussion/debate up - I've been using Oxiclean Versatile...

From their FAQ: Q: Is OxiClean safe for the environment? A: OxiClean is readily degradable in the environment, when used as directed. OxiClean breaks down into oxygen and soda ash when mixed with ordinary water and uses the tremendous cleaning power of oxygen to remove stains. There are no...

New avatar? :D